Neke odrednice samoefikasnosti odgojitelja za prevenciju rizičnih ponašanja djece u predškolskim ustanovama

master's thesis

• Title (english): Some determinants of early child educator's self-efficacy for the prevention of risky behavior in pre-school institutions
• Author: Tina Zemunik
• Mentor: Ema Petričević (mentor)
• Committee member: Daria Rovan (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Staša Kukulj (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ema Petričević (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Teacher Education; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2022-09-28, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Pedagogy; Early Childhood and Preschool Pedagogy

Abstract

Prema nekim istraživanjima 3-10% djece u vrtićima pokazuje trajno odstupanje u ponašanju koja prelaze okvire razvojne faze ili manifestiraju ozbiljne oblike emocionalnih i ponašajnih problema što može imati utjecaj na budući psihosocijalni razvoj djeteta. Stoga je važno raditi na prevenciji emocionalnih i ponašajnih problema, a u tome značajnu ulogu ima i odgojitelj.
Istraživanja također pokazuju da uvjerenje o vlastitoj učinkovitosti u radu (samoefikasnost) ima brojne pozitivne ishode poput radne učinkovitosti. Stoga je cilj ovog rada bio ispitati procjenu samoefikasnosti odgojitelja za rad s djecom rizičnih ponašanja kao i neke od odrednica odgojiteljeve samoefikasnosti za rad s djecom rizičnog ponašanja poput znanja o rizičnom ponašanju djece, iskustva, uloge roditelja, kvalitete suradnje s kolegama i suradnje sa stručnim timom. Istraživanje je provedeno online upitnikom na području Republike Hrvatske na uzorku od 184 odgojitelja tijekom srpnja i kolovoza 2022. godine. U upitniku su primijenjene skale samoprocjene. Rezultati istraživanja pokazali su da odgojitelji visoko procjenjuju specifičnu samoefikasnost za rad s djecom rizičnih ponašanja, pri čemu višu samoefikasnost procjenjuju odgojitelji koji imaju dulji staž. Rezultati hijerarhijske regresijske analize pokazali su da samoefikasnosti za rad s djecom rizičnih ponašanja pozitivno pridonose znanje o rizičnim ponašanjima, duljina staža, percepcija uloge roditelja i kvaliteta suradnje s odgojiteljem u skupini, a povrh toga i kvaliteta suradnje sa stručnim timom.

Abstract (english)

According to some research 3-10% of children in pre-school education show premanent deviations in behavior that go beyond the limits of the developmental phase or manifest serious forms of emotional and behavioral problems which can have an impact on the child’s future psychosocial development. Therefore, it is important to work on the prevention of emotional and behavioral problems, in which the educator has a significant role. Research also shows that the belief about one’s own effectiveness at work (self-efficacy) has numerous positive outcomes such as work efficiency. Thus the aim of this research was to examine the self-efficacy of educators who work with children who are showing risky behavior, as well as some determinants of the educator’s self-efficacy for working with children with risky behavior, such as knowledge about children’s risky behavior, experience, the role of parents, the quality of cooperation with colleagues and the professional team. The research was conducted using an online questionnaire in Croatia on a sample of 184 educators during July and August of 2022. Self-assessment scales were used. The results of the research showed that educators highly estimate the specific self-efficacy for working with children with risky behaviors, whereby higher self-efficacy is estimated by educators who have a longer experience. The results of the hierarchical regression analysis showed that knowledge about risky behaviors, work experience, perception of the role of parents and the quality of cooperation with other educators in the group were positive predictors of self-efficacy for working with children who show risky behaviors. Also, the quality of cooperation with the professional team additionally positively predicted the self-efficacy of educators for working with children with risky behaviors

• Keywords: samoefikasnost; rizična ponašanja; prevencija; odgojitelji
• Keywords (english): self-efficacy; risky behavior; prevention; early childhood educators
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:147:193995
• Study programme: Title: Graduate University Study of Early and Preschool Education; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra ranog i predškolskog odgoja i obrazovanja (magistar/magistra ranog i predškolskog odgoja i obrazovanja)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2023-02-17 08:43:23